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, we had to, change fundamentally the character of afghanistan. - the estimate for afghanistan and iraq, if you add all of this, is in the three plus trillion dollars, maybe more. that's if you sort of add everything. that's a real number, i mean that is, that's the cost of running the entire us government in a year. that's 20% of all of the money spent in america in a year. - [narrator] washington seeks to transition responsibility for security to the afghan government. - for all intents and purposes, the president's mission to me was to transition the theater. we had a lot to do. close down the theater, transition nato from a main force, ground force unit, to an advisory force, move the ansf into the lead, and recover the american 33,000 troops. - but the united states has made some big compromises along the way. its eagerness to try to hand things over to afghanistan, and its lack of success in building a really effective afghan national force, has led it to rely on either warlords who can keep the peace, so called, in certain parts of the country. or it has led the united states to
, we had to, change fundamentally the character of afghanistan. - the estimate for afghanistan and iraq, if you add all of this, is in the three plus trillion dollars, maybe more. that's if you sort of add everything. that's a real number, i mean that is, that's the cost of running the entire us government in a year. that's 20% of all of the money spent in america in a year. - [narrator] washington seeks to transition responsibility for security to the afghan government. - for all intents and...
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--you know, the afghanistan afghanistan's ethnicity is polyglot but one of the largest groups of the posh tunes stick a distinctive language and the ashtunn emerged from p areas. especially refugee camps that also the tribal areas. taliban.o they were indigenous. they were not international terrorists or militants. among them were the uzbek's and the arabs and the other groups that migrated to afghanistan in order to participate in an international uprising against the united states and its allies. the relationship between the telegram and al qaeda was never clearly understood. there was no agreement and the u.s. system about how to understand that relationship. there were some, and this is a recurring theme in directorate s , you get in the situation room and that all of the intelligence on the table. they have these long arguments. is the taliban the same as al qaeda? they go to these education sessions. ns of,s where the pashtuyn these are the arabs. substantive arguments. they are not the same, but they have sometimes accommodating relations with one another. the big difference i
--you know, the afghanistan afghanistan's ethnicity is polyglot but one of the largest groups of the posh tunes stick a distinctive language and the ashtunn emerged from p areas. especially refugee camps that also the tribal areas. taliban.o they were indigenous. they were not international terrorists or militants. among them were the uzbek's and the arabs and the other groups that migrated to afghanistan in order to participate in an international uprising against the united states and its...
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she had recently moved back to afghanistan to live with her husband. according to police, she was working as a health worker in the province and had been filming the lives of local women as part of her work. >> i was shocked when i heard that she was shot dead, yesterday night, possibly, by talibans. i cannot understand why she went back to afghanistan when she was targeted several times. in the year 1995, in the year 1994. >> police said taliban militants arrived at her home in the capital, tired of her husband and other members of the family, took her out and shot her. they dumped her body near a religious school, police added. she became well-known in india for her memoir, which recounted her life in afghanistan with her husband and her escape. she was the subject of a 2003 bollywood film, "escape from taliban." >> the afghan police arrested two militants and an execution style murder of a right who had critically written about the tele-van and a memoir that was later made into a bollywood movie -- execution style murder of a writer who had critical
she had recently moved back to afghanistan to live with her husband. according to police, she was working as a health worker in the province and had been filming the lives of local women as part of her work. >> i was shocked when i heard that she was shot dead, yesterday night, possibly, by talibans. i cannot understand why she went back to afghanistan when she was targeted several times. in the year 1995, in the year 1994. >> police said taliban militants arrived at her home in the...
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military in afghanistan. the new york times reported last night that obama's decision as a result of a link the and heated debate between the promised mr. obama made to in the war in afghanistan versus the demand the pentagon. the pentagon won. an official told the paper the military pretty much got what it wanted. obama has also given the war in afghanistan a new name, operation resolute support. dr. hakim, your response to operation resolute support? called, before this was operation enduring freedom, and the change of name doesn't change the basic dominant strategy, which is kill, kill, kill. that hasn't been a change in the strategy. there hasn't been any other options. this decision to expand the mission here is not even a new decision. in 2009, there is another decision that obama had to make and that was whether to increase the number of troops by 30,000 american soldiers. and in the account by bob woodworth in the book "obama's wars," bob woodworth described how that process happen by obama in the whi
military in afghanistan. the new york times reported last night that obama's decision as a result of a link the and heated debate between the promised mr. obama made to in the war in afghanistan versus the demand the pentagon. the pentagon won. an official told the paper the military pretty much got what it wanted. obama has also given the war in afghanistan a new name, operation resolute support. dr. hakim, your response to operation resolute support? called, before this was operation enduring...
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fresh funds for afghanistan. the international community promises 30.5 billion euros over the next four years. leaders have been meeting in brussels in a bid to secure afghanistan's future. world leaders have opened their pockets, but they wanted more progress on corruption and human rights in the country. the un's it next secretary-general is likely to be before murder portuguese prime minister. he has won formal backing and an announcement is expected on thursday. in the u.s., a bad clash between vice president candidates senator tim kaine and governor mike pence. they lodge insults at each other while debating which campaign is the most insult driven. we will get analysis on that from our correspondent. my name is christopher. thank you for joining us. the afghan military claims to have killed dozens of taliban fighters as it continues its efforts to regain control. forces have pushed the taliban out of the city center, but heavy clashes continue on the outskirts. now, this battle comes as world leaders have b
fresh funds for afghanistan. the international community promises 30.5 billion euros over the next four years. leaders have been meeting in brussels in a bid to secure afghanistan's future. world leaders have opened their pockets, but they wanted more progress on corruption and human rights in the country. the un's it next secretary-general is likely to be before murder portuguese prime minister. he has won formal backing and an announcement is expected on thursday. in the u.s., a bad clash...
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troops from afghanistan. speaking at the white house thursday, obama described the afghanistan war as "vital to our national security interests" and said u.s. forces will continue to go after al qaeda. >> first, i decided to maintain our current posture of 9800 troops in afghanistan through most of next year, 2016. their mission will not change. our troops will continue to pursue those two narrow tasks that i outlined earlier, training afghan forces and going after al qaeda. but maintaining our current posture through most of next year rather than a more rapid drawdown will allow us to sustain our efforts to train and assist afghans forces as they grow stronger. not only during this fighting season, but into the next one. amy: across the united states military families reacted to the , news. in oceanside, california, the father of an active duty soldier expressed concern over the prolonging of the occupation. >> i was truly, chile hoping because my son has less than a year to complete his 20 years, i was trul
troops from afghanistan. speaking at the white house thursday, obama described the afghanistan war as "vital to our national security interests" and said u.s. forces will continue to go after al qaeda. >> first, i decided to maintain our current posture of 9800 troops in afghanistan through most of next year, 2016. their mission will not change. our troops will continue to pursue those two narrow tasks that i outlined earlier, training afghan forces and going after al qaeda. but...
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parts of afghanistan will not be ruled by the central government of afghanistan. it will be ruled by a group of insurgents. at the end of the day, we probably will not see a civil war like in the 1990's, but politically and territorially divided afghanistan. >> thank you so much. >> germany will not support the latest palestinian bid to become an observer state in the united nations. a government spokesman said berlin was talking to other european states to find a common position. the palestinian authority president is in the united states where he met the u.s. assistant secretary of state. the u.s. says it will vote against upgrading the palestinians from an observer entity to an observer state in the united nations. >> in syria, 34 people have been reported killed in a double car bombing in. reports indicate a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle shortly after a bomb went off. the attacks targeted a town loyal to president assad's government. meanwhile, an unconfirmed report says rebels in aleppo in the north shot down a fighter jet and captured its pilot. egypt p
parts of afghanistan will not be ruled by the central government of afghanistan. it will be ruled by a group of insurgents. at the end of the day, we probably will not see a civil war like in the 1990's, but politically and territorially divided afghanistan. >> thank you so much. >> germany will not support the latest palestinian bid to become an observer state in the united nations. a government spokesman said berlin was talking to other european states to find a common position....
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security is deteriorating i northern afghanistan. combat operations have increased veldn east year, ratcheting up the risks for boer steros. at the start of april, three german solerweildand eight wounded during heavy fighting. for german soldiers were killed on patrol. usa few days ago, a german convoy came under atta aas hit by explosives. u.s. troops are now spoin the german mission in the north. >> the more u.s. troops there are, with their specific style of waging war whh me aggressive than that of german soldiers, the more resistanc there will be from the local population. > local afghan politicians are using the resistance to their own en. they hoped to win over voters before steer's parliamentary elections. the recent wikileaks snd has made matters worse. germanmports were also implicated by the material. atasmp proof for some that germany is doing america's bidding in afghanistan. >> in ahast, op d not make a distinction between who did the killings. they see the international rc aon the military presence has been tolerated
security is deteriorating i northern afghanistan. combat operations have increased veldn east year, ratcheting up the risks for boer steros. at the start of april, three german solerweildand eight wounded during heavy fighting. for german soldiers were killed on patrol. usa few days ago, a german convoy came under atta aas hit by explosives. u.s. troops are now spoin the german mission in the north. >> the more u.s. troops there are, with their specific style of waging war whh me...
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>> i'm from afghanistan. amy: where in afghanistan? >> nuristan, but i grew up in kabul. amy: and why did you leave afghanistan? >> because of war. because of americans' politics. because of the england politics. because they come to my country, use the bombs, the weapons. in my country, we don't have any weapons. so these weapons is using in afghanistan, if the terrorists using, if the americans using, if anyone using, just use it in my country. so there is war in my country, and i am here. amy: we just saw a protest about a death of a young man named joseph, a sudanese man who was killed on the highway, on the overpass above. do you know about that? >> yeah, i know. amy: what happened? >> it's happened every day. it's not just this one time, you know? it's happened every day, every week. and one month before -- in one month, nine people died here in calais. amy: why are you willing to risk all of this? >> because if the people like me, they have problems in their countries, like me. if i have a problem in my country, i have to go forward, you know? i don't have to go ba
>> i'm from afghanistan. amy: where in afghanistan? >> nuristan, but i grew up in kabul. amy: and why did you leave afghanistan? >> because of war. because of americans' politics. because of the england politics. because they come to my country, use the bombs, the weapons. in my country, we don't have any weapons. so these weapons is using in afghanistan, if the terrorists using, if the americans using, if anyone using, just use it in my country. so there is war in my country,...
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, the growth of afghanistan, it has the longest border with afghanistan, the strongest relationship, religious, linguistic, ethnic, cultural, and we are very strongly connected. we also by events in their country. -- we are affected by events there. also because the taliban is mostly in pakistan, they have their headquarters there, their presence, their sanctuaries, pakistan's role in the peace process is important because they can deliver, if they want to. eclectic you could ask one concreting of pakistan right now, what would it be? >> ps is imperative for all of us. -- peace is imperative. deliver on it. >> has your own government done enough? the german media is reporting today that a u.s. classified report says your government did not do all it could have either to get the taliban on board. >> that is not true. we have done great deeds on this. we have shed blood over this. the head of the peace council was assassinated in the name of peace. we have lost schools in this pursuit. we have done all we have could and we will do a lot, a lot more going forward. >> along with reconcil
, the growth of afghanistan, it has the longest border with afghanistan, the strongest relationship, religious, linguistic, ethnic, cultural, and we are very strongly connected. we also by events in their country. -- we are affected by events there. also because the taliban is mostly in pakistan, they have their headquarters there, their presence, their sanctuaries, pakistan's role in the peace process is important because they can deliver, if they want to. eclectic you could ask one concreting...
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just dropped on afghanistan. it is the most powerful nonnuclear bomb ever, unleashing an explosion equivalent to 11 tons of tnt with a mile-wide blast radius. we'll go to kabul to get reaction, and we'll speak with kathy kelly of voices for creative nonviolence about their campaign to end u.s. military and economic warfare. she's just back from afghanistan and is now among 20 peace activists who are on day five of a vigil and fast in front of the united nations to protest the ongoing u.s. support for the saudi bombing of yemen. >> we're hoping to this fast and vigil, people all across the united states will start to recognize we cannot turn the other way and ignore what is happening in yemen. we also hope to bring people attention tobring south sudan, nigeria, somalia, countries nearby which are also nearing a trio of near famine conditions. amy: then hundreds of undocumented immigrants are on hunger strike to protest the conditions and extremely low wages at the for-profit northwest to tension center in tacoma,
just dropped on afghanistan. it is the most powerful nonnuclear bomb ever, unleashing an explosion equivalent to 11 tons of tnt with a mile-wide blast radius. we'll go to kabul to get reaction, and we'll speak with kathy kelly of voices for creative nonviolence about their campaign to end u.s. military and economic warfare. she's just back from afghanistan and is now among 20 peace activists who are on day five of a vigil and fast in front of the united nations to protest the ongoing u.s....
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stay with us, what happens when the leaves afghanistan. back in one minute. >> all combat, everyone. it was 10 years ago this month -- will come back, everyone. it was 10 years ago this month when leaders discussed the future of afghanistan. it was a moment of modest tow. the taliban had been ousted in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. there was talk of rebuilding shattered infrastructure and restoring human rights to groups such as women. fast forward to today, and world leaders are about to gather in bonn to discuss hopes for the next few decades. those hopes remain just that, hopes. women still face huge problems in their everyday lives. >> this is kabul today. large areas of the afghan capitol remain undeveloped. many homes do not have electricity. donkeys are used to haul firewood to homes on the hills. but not everyone is pour. wealthier districts are packed with shops selling a variety of goods. kabul is a mirror of afghan society. men dominate the public sphere, from politics to the workplace. women are marginalized. many where the ful
stay with us, what happens when the leaves afghanistan. back in one minute. >> all combat, everyone. it was 10 years ago this month -- will come back, everyone. it was 10 years ago this month when leaders discussed the future of afghanistan. it was a moment of modest tow. the taliban had been ousted in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. there was talk of rebuilding shattered infrastructure and restoring human rights to groups such as women. fast forward to today, and world leaders are about to...
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troops from afghanistan. demonstrators say huge sums of taxpayer money being spent on overseas military operations should be used to create jobs at hole. >> it's no good. we say health care parole now. >> the rally took place on thursday, one day before the tenth anniversary of the u.s. invasion of afghanistan. more than 500 people took part in the rally. they were underby many anti-wall street protesters who have been demonstrating in new york. young people are upset about the disparity of wealth and high unemployment in the u.s. the u.s. government spends about $10.4 billion every month on military operations in afghanistan. protesters demanded the government should use these taxpayer funds to create jobs at home. >> corporate sponsored, corporate owned. think about who benefits from this the most. i don't benefit from anybody being in afghanistan. >> stop today. there's no reason to be there. countries around the world have come to have a very negative outlook of the united states because of these wars. >>
troops from afghanistan. demonstrators say huge sums of taxpayer money being spent on overseas military operations should be used to create jobs at hole. >> it's no good. we say health care parole now. >> the rally took place on thursday, one day before the tenth anniversary of the u.s. invasion of afghanistan. more than 500 people took part in the rally. they were underby many anti-wall street protesters who have been demonstrating in new york. young people are upset about the...
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>> afghanistan was vital intere states, john. but we've been there 10 years, we've put in a hundred thousand troops, got 16, 1600 dead, cost almost half a billion dollars. if the united states now pulls out and this thing collapses, and it's seated to the taliban, the americans will be perceived as a superpower that lost a war to which and committed itself and will cease to >>> the u.s. war in afghanistan, now nine years and 300 days old, is the longest war in american history. it's longer than the american civil war, world wa in afghanistan, $444 billion. eleanor. >> well, we're not pulling out precipitously. what they're talking about is beginning a withdrawal, and there are a hundred thousand u.s. troops there to surge -- the president ordered is 30,000 troops, and you have the hawks on capitol hill led by john mccain saying we can always pull out 3,000. you have democrats wanting to pull out the whole 30,000 surge, which would still leave 70,000 troops in afghanistan, and knowing president obama, who likes to split the differ
>> afghanistan was vital intere states, john. but we've been there 10 years, we've put in a hundred thousand troops, got 16, 1600 dead, cost almost half a billion dollars. if the united states now pulls out and this thing collapses, and it's seated to the taliban, the americans will be perceived as a superpower that lost a war to which and committed itself and will cease to >>> the u.s. war in afghanistan, now nine years and 300 days old, is the longest war in american history....
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should get out of afghanistan. the confirmation hearing followed the release of a pessimistic report prepared for the senate foreign relations committee paid millions of dollars have been wasted on investment and nation-building in afghanistan. support seems to be growing on both sides of the aisle for a speedy removal of u.s. forces. what does the president have to consider here, and a promise? >> gene robinson had a column in "the washington post" on friday that said to just declare victory and go home. that is politically appealing. democrats cannot look weak, so he has a political problem right there. geostrategically, he has another problem. the only solution in afghanistan people seem to be talking about is a negotiated that went with it taliban agrees not to harbor al qaeda and agrees to some kind of easy peace. if you just pull out, you can probably not get that. much as i am tempted to agree with gene robinson, let's just get out of there, is probably too that we need to keep some kind of pressure on the t
should get out of afghanistan. the confirmation hearing followed the release of a pessimistic report prepared for the senate foreign relations committee paid millions of dollars have been wasted on investment and nation-building in afghanistan. support seems to be growing on both sides of the aisle for a speedy removal of u.s. forces. what does the president have to consider here, and a promise? >> gene robinson had a column in "the washington post" on friday that said to just...
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role in afghanistan. according to "the new york times," he signed a classified order that ensures american troops will have a direct role in fighting. the order reportedly enables american jets, bombers and drones to bolster afghan troops on combat missions. under certain circumstances, it would apparently authorize u.s. airstrikes to support afghan military operations throughout the country. afghanistan's new president, ashraf ghani, who took office in september, has also backed an expanded u.s. military role. this comes as 2014 marked the deadliest in afghanistan since 2001. according to the united nations, nearly 3,200 afghan civilians were killed in the intensifying war with the taliban -- a 20% rise from 2013. the national army and police have also suffered record losses this year, with more than 4,600 killed. for more, we're joined now by two guests. kathy kelly is co-coordinator of voices for creative nonviolence, a campaign to end u.s. military and economic warfare. she returned from kabul last mo
role in afghanistan. according to "the new york times," he signed a classified order that ensures american troops will have a direct role in fighting. the order reportedly enables american jets, bombers and drones to bolster afghan troops on combat missions. under certain circumstances, it would apparently authorize u.s. airstrikes to support afghan military operations throughout the country. afghanistan's new president, ashraf ghani, who took office in september, has also backed an...
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>> afghanistan. i grew up in kabul. amy: why did you leave afghanistan? >> because of war, because of americans, politics. they come to my country, use the bombs, warplanes. in my country, we don't have any warplanes, so these warplanes afghanistan is the americans -- anyone using, using them in my country. there is war in my country and i am here. amy: we just saw a protest about the death of a young man named joseph, a sudanese man who was killed on the highway on the overpass above. do you know about that? >> yeah, i know. amy: what happened? every day.ns it is not just this one time, you know? it happens every day, every week. one month before -- nine people died here in calais. amy: why are you willing to risk all of this? me, theye people like have problems in their countries. if i have a problem in my country, i have to go. i don't have to go back. if i go back, i die. for this, i can risk it. likenk people are thinking this, if i go back, i will die and have a really bad life. it is that he -- it is better to try, 50% to have a normal life. amy: p
>> afghanistan. i grew up in kabul. amy: why did you leave afghanistan? >> because of war, because of americans, politics. they come to my country, use the bombs, warplanes. in my country, we don't have any warplanes, so these warplanes afghanistan is the americans -- anyone using, using them in my country. there is war in my country and i am here. amy: we just saw a protest about the death of a young man named joseph, a sudanese man who was killed on the highway on the overpass...
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afghanistan is one example. he speaks about it as a war of necessity and talks about the strategic requirements. now all he wants to talk about is getting out. libya, no one even understand what the objective was. and then you have the constitutional issue. the president unilaterally doing this. area of all this is that dennis kucinich, very dovish liberal democrat who is suing over this, the libya war and the non- consultation, acknowledged that the bushes, father and son, had consulted and not approval from congress in advance. >> in decisive, but he did pull the trigger on osama bin laden -- >> what president would not have? >> excuse me -- >> come to you and said -- >> didn't president clinton had a chance to pull the trigger? >> the decisions he made a leading up to bin laden were the most difficult and gutsiest he had seen from any president. on what charles said about libya, certainly we would get a better position if, after the attack, he had gone and gotten a resolution from congress approving that. it
afghanistan is one example. he speaks about it as a war of necessity and talks about the strategic requirements. now all he wants to talk about is getting out. libya, no one even understand what the objective was. and then you have the constitutional issue. the president unilaterally doing this. area of all this is that dennis kucinich, very dovish liberal democrat who is suing over this, the libya war and the non- consultation, acknowledged that the bushes, father and son, had consulted and...
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ambassador to afghanistan karl eikenberry about dostum's return to afghanistan. eikenberry wrote in the 2009 cable quote "dostum's return would endanger much of the progress made in afghanistan over the past five years, create a source of friction in the afghan government's relations with the international community, and could well cost karzai's government the continued support of the united states and most of the international community." your response. for thetill waiting massive road tests. -- protest. it is that simple. everyone knows what abdul rashid dostum did. most had relatives in that convoy and died. one of the questions that does not seem to come up too often is why were they there for up to 10 days question mark my information is that americans on the --days? my information is that americans on the ground had to make sure that no al qaeda slipped through, so they were forced to stay in those containers for all of those days in searing heat, suffocating, lighting into each other's limbs trying to get fluid because the americans needed to know. chevron
ambassador to afghanistan karl eikenberry about dostum's return to afghanistan. eikenberry wrote in the 2009 cable quote "dostum's return would endanger much of the progress made in afghanistan over the past five years, create a source of friction in the afghan government's relations with the international community, and could well cost karzai's government the continued support of the united states and most of the international community." your response. for thetill waiting massive...
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how safe is afghanistan? safe enough, says the german government. it has begun reporting failed asylum-seekers back to their homeland. ♪ i am brent goffetz. good to have you with us. a short-lived attempt at a cease-fire in aleppo. an evacuation plan for civilians and rebels trapped in the syrian city. thousands were due to leave today, but a cease-fire collapsed amid acrimony and new reports of reprisals from syrian forces and their russian allies. the u.n. has demanded safe passage out of the war zone for the city's shellshocked residents. the fighting has made that impossible. >> the short-lived cease-fire, already forgotten. life for those trapped inside the embattled city is intolerable. "i cannot stand here in the street for a long time because of the heavy shelling. it is affecting every neighborhood, which remains under rebel control." syrian government buses were meant to take moderate rebels and civilians out of aleppo. instead, they left empty. another sign of a collapsed cease-fire. both the syrian government and rebels accuse each oth
how safe is afghanistan? safe enough, says the german government. it has begun reporting failed asylum-seekers back to their homeland. ♪ i am brent goffetz. good to have you with us. a short-lived attempt at a cease-fire in aleppo. an evacuation plan for civilians and rebels trapped in the syrian city. thousands were due to leave today, but a cease-fire collapsed amid acrimony and new reports of reprisals from syrian forces and their russian allies. the u.n. has demanded safe passage out of...
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financial support for afghanistan looks increasingly hard to justify. that's a worry for afghan president hamid karzai. >> translator: i want the international community to keep its promise and support afghanistan until 2024. >> reporter: the 2014 deadline for achieving stability in afghanistan looms large. whether or not the handover goes smoothly will depend on the readiness of afghan forces to take charge of their own security and right now, that looks far from certain. hideki yui, nhk world, kabul. >>> that wraps up our bulletin. >>> members of a government advisory panel reviewing japan's nuclear fuel recycling policy are being criticized for having a cozy relationship with the nuclear industry. they held a number of closed door meetings with industry representatives. and they also shared copies of a draft report before making it public. the six members of the panel from the japan atomic energy commission compiled a report last week on nuclear fuel recycling. they started holding open study meetings in january. panel members also held more than 20
financial support for afghanistan looks increasingly hard to justify. that's a worry for afghan president hamid karzai. >> translator: i want the international community to keep its promise and support afghanistan until 2024. >> reporter: the 2014 deadline for achieving stability in afghanistan looms large. whether or not the handover goes smoothly will depend on the readiness of afghan forces to take charge of their own security and right now, that looks far from certain. hideki...
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so what does the second show for afghanistan. we achieved our central goal. we choose war have come very close to achieving a central role which is two the contest. all the time. to dismantle the us has the capacity it's on and on the starters. afghanistan is yet again becoming a magnet for extremist forces from across central asia when the groups to pull a parade rather than diminished since the us presence there and sold in a much more active that much more in pool one till today they've they've actually been created in the period the united states was actually there and so we actually created that that that more extremism if you will the gospel says the deal is concluded that the taliban led insurgency in afghanistan will intensify following the drawdown of u s and allied troops there at the end of twenty fourteen the taliban have grown so strong that after years of fighting the group washington now finds itself in a position where it says there have to be talks with the taliban. since the us invasion during production in afgh
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troops from afghanistan. he is now believed to be hiding somewhere in the ethnic posh tune tribal regions of the border. he was asked about the whereabouts of one of his best students. >> the seminary, founded in 1947, is now one of the biggest and most respected islamic institutions in south asia. it propagates a radical strain of sunni islam. protected from the hustle and bustle of the outside world by high walls and barbed wire, it houses thousands of students in its buildings. he says he and the seminary have nothing to do with guerrilla warfare. he has offered to meet with the united states and militants to bring peace to afghanistan. he says as long as foreign troops are there, they will continue to fight for their freedom. >> the taliban was initially popular among afghans after years of soviet rule and warlords. but that quickly changed after they seized power and enforce puritanical restrictions on all spheres of life. after years of war, the taliban and might be brought to the negotiating table or e
troops from afghanistan. he is now believed to be hiding somewhere in the ethnic posh tune tribal regions of the border. he was asked about the whereabouts of one of his best students. >> the seminary, founded in 1947, is now one of the biggest and most respected islamic institutions in south asia. it propagates a radical strain of sunni islam. protected from the hustle and bustle of the outside world by high walls and barbed wire, it houses thousands of students in its buildings. he says...
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the fact is that afghanistan is now a huge strategic vacuum. the pakistani army wants to control that area as before now that the american forces are withdrawing from there. >> in a carefully crafted strategy, pakistani militants have been targeting indian interests in afghanistan. pakistan aims to establish itself in afghanistan after the 2014 drawdown of foreign troops. pakistan appears to be keen to reestablish a taliban regime in war-ravaged afghanistan. >> let's move on to sri lanka now. continued tensions between the minority buddhist and majority muslim community flared up when a mosque was attacked in colombo. a new trend of hatred has surfaced here in the last couple of weeks. >> a buddhist mob attacked a mosque in sri lanka's capital. at least 12 people were injured. the latest in a series of attacks on the minority muslim community by members of the buddhist majority. nearby houses and essential colombo neighborhood were hit during evening prayers. hundreds took to the streets to prevent any further attacks in the community, witnesse
the fact is that afghanistan is now a huge strategic vacuum. the pakistani army wants to control that area as before now that the american forces are withdrawing from there. >> in a carefully crafted strategy, pakistani militants have been targeting indian interests in afghanistan. pakistan aims to establish itself in afghanistan after the 2014 drawdown of foreign troops. pakistan appears to be keen to reestablish a taliban regime in war-ravaged afghanistan. >> let's move on to sri...
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the rt and afghanistan tribal leaders gather for my mom hey if you shun u s troops be granted immunity in the country neon twenty fourteen the future of us intervention in afghanistan coming on and on the mainland and attentive to the scale in favor of your arteries the fda is about to take away your regions of the facts will get saturated in the details of the rendition of a. yet the stain on the twenty first find him in washington d c and m lopez and you were watching rte one political and tribal elders are meeting in kabul afghanistan this week to discuss the future of us troops in the country. he is known as lay eggs are about one inch to one thousand tribal elders will vote on whether or not to get the u s troops in unity in afghanistan beyond twenty fourteen. such an agreement the us has threatened to pull all troops out of country and led afghan troops take on the taliban on their own dhoni karzai and us secretary of state john kerry have already reached a draft agreement to buy immunity for us troops were at least another decade. our travel elders have a dab hand at modifying t
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and to the people of afghanistan and is long. through this, the issue of afghanistan can be solved. >> in the provincial capital of taliban, and as the election campaign is underway. 157 canada, most of the men, are vying for the 14 parliamentary seats allocated to the province. >> people should vote for people who can work and serve. asian not vote for thieves. their deficits the people have voted for that were of no use. >> but in many of afghans provinces, it is the old war lords or their allies were likely to land the most votes. the independent human rights commission criticizes the fact that many people were not registered to vote to do a lack of election offices. and the commission chairman says that is not all. >> we need more, not the real one provided from the center to the people, to vote. it came from outside actually. >> even if people here are not where it about the threats of the taliban, they doubt the new parliament will provide afghanistan with the stability and needs. >> earlier, we spoke to the german foreign
and to the people of afghanistan and is long. through this, the issue of afghanistan can be solved. >> in the provincial capital of taliban, and as the election campaign is underway. 157 canada, most of the men, are vying for the 14 parliamentary seats allocated to the province. >> people should vote for people who can work and serve. asian not vote for thieves. their deficits the people have voted for that were of no use. >> but in many of afghans provinces, it is the old war...
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here in afghanistan only less than nine percent of afghans have bank accounts. over sixty percent of mobile phones to leverage of the use of mobile phones and provides people financial services. another important to qvc which has been in a can of tuna some gorgeous open tennis it to the communication company that the sum of is the high speed what's that was stored as a three g and the sauce has become the first company to to do this to depart technology for customers in afghanistan the people who are miracle concluded that the defendant admits that that the rate expected the clothes which took them to the moon the end of the offending was thought to the gold coast and will talk to you if only the bidding we commend them and this is an encouraging message from allah to customers as with the even one of the western customers. hollywood is gigi services committee on the bed evident get to city kabul but telecommunication companies with the help of new stuff information and technology have promised to expand its a disservice to all of the prowess of aniston the mist
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>> no, it's seconds longest, after afghanistan. and i think because of the loss of life and the potential risk in afghanistan, that's much higher on people's minds. iraq was a huge consumed the bush presidency. it's costs thousands of american lives, displaced lots of iraqis, they've lost their lives. it's a huge mistake. but it's not in the forefront of people's conscious now. we're responsibly i think winding down. we will continue to have a presence in the >>> starting next month, we will be able to remove 10,000 of our troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. >> this reduction leaves the balance in afghanistan at 90,000 u.s. troops. the president says he will remove 23,000 soldiers next year. that leaves a balance of 67,000 something to background about. >> do you think the president senses there's a national call to get out and he wants to get out soon, especially before next year's elections? >> i think absolutely! i think -- >> think his talk this week was motivated by that? >> absolutely. listen, i think he believes
>> no, it's seconds longest, after afghanistan. and i think because of the loss of life and the potential risk in afghanistan, that's much higher on people's minds. iraq was a huge consumed the bush presidency. it's costs thousands of american lives, displaced lots of iraqis, they've lost their lives. it's a huge mistake. but it's not in the forefront of people's conscious now. we're responsibly i think winding down. we will continue to have a presence in the >>> starting next...
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troops in afghanistan, the u.s. is currently spending $2 billion a week, and is on pace to spend i year. question, what explains general allen's seeming divergence from the commander in chief, barack obama's deadline for withdrawal by 2014 december, which is about three plus a few months, years from now. >> right. >> is it -- this commander in the field -- denying the validity of the commander in chief? >> not necessarily, more typical not announcing your withdrawal date as being vague as how long we'll be here the one thing the pentagon does to the want for the enemy to wait us out and then suddenly move in as soon as we pack up and leave. but the fact is we can't stay there forever. we are occupying the place, making progress in the tribal areas. we need to wind our effort down and turn it over to the afghans. >> you think it was purposeful disinformation on the part of the -- >> well -- >> because if you pause that sentence, he's not saying we won't be out. >> no, it will be -- >> a long period of time [everyone
troops in afghanistan, the u.s. is currently spending $2 billion a week, and is on pace to spend i year. question, what explains general allen's seeming divergence from the commander in chief, barack obama's deadline for withdrawal by 2014 december, which is about three plus a few months, years from now. >> right. >> is it -- this commander in the field -- denying the validity of the commander in chief? >> not necessarily, more typical not announcing your withdrawal date as...
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troops to afghanistan. we will go to couple --kabul after headlines. president trump escalated his feud with german chancellor angela merkel on tuesday, taking to twitter to threaten germany over trade and nato. trump tweeted -- "we have a massive trade deficit with germany, plus they pay far less than they should on nato & military. very bad for u.s. this will change." trump's complaints comes after chancellor merkel called her meetings with trump at the g7 summit over the weekend disappointing and said europe had to take its fate in its own hands. european allies have expressed particular frustration over trump's refusal to commit the united states to fulfilling its pledges to the landmark 2015 paris climate accord. "the new york times" reports trump's inner circle is fiercely divided on the paris climate accord, with chief strategist steve bannon and epa administrator scott pruitt demanding trump withdraw from the accord, while secretary of state rex tillerson and trump's daughter and adviser ivanka trum
troops to afghanistan. we will go to couple --kabul after headlines. president trump escalated his feud with german chancellor angela merkel on tuesday, taking to twitter to threaten germany over trade and nato. trump tweeted -- "we have a massive trade deficit with germany, plus they pay far less than they should on nato & military. very bad for u.s. this will change." trump's complaints comes after chancellor merkel called her meetings with trump at the g7 summit over the...
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is pulling about 1/3 of its troops out of afghanistan by next summer. nato wants the handover to take place quickly. although there are questions about their abilities, the afghans say they are up to the task. that international troops and the afghan government have been very active in our province. there have been a lot of reconstruction projects. foreign soldiers have been making their presence felt. people feel safe. we are ready to take control of our destiny. >> afghan military personnel hold talks with american officers. for months, they have been planning for the start of the u.s. withdrawal. communication is still the biggest problem. but there is broad agreement on the plan of action. the u.s. has increased the pace of training of their afghan allies in recent months. the afghans need to be qualified before they can provide security. u.s. forces trained afghan policeman or retrain a pilot in five weeks. training provided by the germans in northern afghanistan last four months. but i set demands that the basic standards should be similar. >> the
is pulling about 1/3 of its troops out of afghanistan by next summer. nato wants the handover to take place quickly. although there are questions about their abilities, the afghans say they are up to the task. that international troops and the afghan government have been very active in our province. there have been a lot of reconstruction projects. foreign soldiers have been making their presence felt. people feel safe. we are ready to take control of our destiny. >> afghan military...
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afghanistan, let's look at this polling. brits, 73%. say the afghanistan war is unwinnable. americans, 60% say it's not worth the cost. welcome, susan. what are your thoughts? >> i agree with what eleanor and pat were saying. afghanistan is a mess, but i think if you look had that polling number, that is going to govern the speed in which we pull the troops out. think the public opinion will drive this especially with it being an election year. i wouldn't be surprised if we're out of there sooner, not just because of polling numbers but because you look at the package you just showed, horrible events, unfortunately probably not the last tragedy we'll see in afghanistan. and that too will really push the -- both governments to get troops out faster. >> how soon do you think it could be? not before the elections. >> it can't. >> 20,000 coming out by september, and they're talking about another 20,000 next year and end to combat operations in 2013. >> and you're not going to hear the republicans complaining that's too fair. >> question is they're right between up and opinions b
afghanistan, let's look at this polling. brits, 73%. say the afghanistan war is unwinnable. americans, 60% say it's not worth the cost. welcome, susan. what are your thoughts? >> i agree with what eleanor and pat were saying. afghanistan is a mess, but i think if you look had that polling number, that is going to govern the speed in which we pull the troops out. think the public opinion will drive this especially with it being an election year. i wouldn't be surprised if we're out of...
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close up look the conciliation process of afghanistan. we hope for the hawkeyes consent including paper. shoot that joni the mainstream. all the pockets as they shoot the park we zesty the florida national. the conciliation national construction easiest way to go play saudi funding should foot the content of attention known as today's al from historic elections in afghanistan the security situation there continues to deteriorate. the elections come a crucial time for the country which will see the withdrawl of the majority of our lives in the national military forces this year with the country's national forces to assume full responsibility for security from early morning afghans who want to vote in the weekend elections had been queuing up to receive their voter cards. a senior un official on wednesday urged afghans to actively dissipating use sunday's election to shape the future of the country to a peaceful democratic means. for more on election now would undergo the correspondence on caleb in kabul. sean was the situation on the groun
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, nor have we brought al qaeda to afghanistan. we have no link with it. >> reporter: but the new u.s. condition proved to be a sticking point. the taliban's negotiators opposed the idea of opening a dialogue with the karzai administration. >> the islamic community of afghanistan will talk with the united states about ending the occupation of afghanistan. it is not in the power of the kabul administration. >> reporter: taliban members decided in march this year to suspend their talks with u.s. negotiators. >> translator: from different channels in direct approaches were there, but they were not fruitful. so we suspended the talks from our side. confidence-building measures must be taken to end fighting. i've already said that this war has been imposed on us. >> cease-fire can be a part of the package of negotiation. we can't breach that. it means if they decide not to talk about afghanistan that they are returning to the militaryoa. the islamic community will have no option except to follow the same option to resisting in order to
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>> i think we do have, as you say, a large number of actors in afghanistan today. the full range, the whole u.n. family is represented there. we also have a lot of non-governmental organizations and also bilateral aid organizations. one of the key issues is coordination to make sure that we complement each other's work and we don't duplicate and that we support government in putting in place the systems it needs to coordinate the overall effort. >> thank you very much for your time, mr. crowley. >> thank you very much. >> that was yuko aotani speaking with a unicef representative in afghanistan, peter crowley. >>> at the first ever clean energy ministerial meeting participating nations agreed on stronger cooperation to prevent global warming by using clean energy resources such as solar power generation. the two-day meeting brought together 24 industrialized and emerging economies, including japan, the united states, and china. japan and the united states proposed setting up joint government and industry task forces aimed at raising energy efficiency for sectors in
>> i think we do have, as you say, a large number of actors in afghanistan today. the full range, the whole u.n. family is represented there. we also have a lot of non-governmental organizations and also bilateral aid organizations. one of the key issues is coordination to make sure that we complement each other's work and we don't duplicate and that we support government in putting in place the systems it needs to coordinate the overall effort. >> thank you very much for your time,...
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auntie tracks the baby was delivered was wounded in afghanistan as we begin our special coverage of the presidential election that. but the time about his pledge to make as bloody as possible. it is brought into the greek economy as the euro zone signs all along the way to learn that this little relief for business and is still struggling the oldest city all the policies that i'm insane drops of warm to come back and ridges of the siberian winter. the list the eye. stupid rules. this is ok to mess with the trip grounds that day. mckay says it's freaking practical cooperation with russia but the military and civilian it's irresponsible beagle cool small screws alec station on crime in a multiple choice people i've now with more summary of what exactly is the non same. well falling on the history of meeting on tuesday media released a statement announcing the suspension of all civilian and military cooperation hot with rice and for more than a decade russia and nato have been quiet reading on crucial security issues such as fighting terrorism and drug trafficking and also ideally not coop
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there is talk of mali becoming the next afghanistan. you think that situation is possibly already there? >> it had some positions that were already there. as you look towards even north africa, you see some element coming in. we started our discussion before were on the air with algeria, it is very strict and kills terrorist directly without negotiating. you are seeing some elements in egypt and -- terrorism and terrorist groups fee of countries that do not have the rule of law. they do not have an infrastructure and a government providing services, for example. radical people stepping in to fill in social services that the government should be providing. when there is a loyd, you have these terrorist groups, non state organizations that do not adhere to any of our international agreements, that are under no obligation, legal obligation, to fulfill any thing. they are very dispersed and very disorganized, which makes it much harder to combat. >> you mentioned the provision of things such as social services. the taliban are stepping in a
there is talk of mali becoming the next afghanistan. you think that situation is possibly already there? >> it had some positions that were already there. as you look towards even north africa, you see some element coming in. we started our discussion before were on the air with algeria, it is very strict and kills terrorist directly without negotiating. you are seeing some elements in egypt and -- terrorism and terrorist groups fee of countries that do not have the rule of law. they do...
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back from afghanistan. it was a process that was difficult and most people are completely unfamiliar with it. when a went to my company commander, he had no idea what to do. you never heard of it. he did not think of was able to do that. i had to give him army regulations to show him what to do. then the battalion ended up losing my paperwork after a year. it was a very complicated process. even if he had decided to leave when he came home through koch inches objector status, that is also a difficult process. amy: brock mcintosh, thank you for being with us, brock mcintosh served in afghanistan from november 2008 to august 2009. applied for conscientious objector status and was discharged in may 2014. now a member of iraq veterans against the war. this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we will be back in a minute. ♪ [music break] >> amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we end today's show with a look at how t
back from afghanistan. it was a process that was difficult and most people are completely unfamiliar with it. when a went to my company commander, he had no idea what to do. you never heard of it. he did not think of was able to do that. i had to give him army regulations to show him what to do. then the battalion ended up losing my paperwork after a year. it was a very complicated process. even if he had decided to leave when he came home through koch inches objector status, that is also a...
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decimating al qaeda -- that was the purpose for going into afghanistan. we launched successfully to get osama bin laden. now how do we disengage? we have to do that. >> how to disengage and keep tabs on what is happening in pakistan? >> that is the problem. >> the irony is that people think of pakistan as the problem in our dealing with afghanistan, but it is the opposite. afghanistan had the strategic value only. -- onlys as a place from which you could intervene in afpakistan. it at the wedding will be a problem. the only answer is to have india -- evacuate will be a problem. the only etc. india take our role. why us? it should be the indians. >> indians and pakistanis have always been close. [laughter] iraq, afghanistan and, now the war drums for iran -- is it too much to ask that before we send americans into peril and combat of the united statesve a and a vote -- in the congress of the united states in a vote, up or down -- >> we had that. what you talking about? >> the issue we need to worry about is thinking about foreign and will- iran, a there be
decimating al qaeda -- that was the purpose for going into afghanistan. we launched successfully to get osama bin laden. now how do we disengage? we have to do that. >> how to disengage and keep tabs on what is happening in pakistan? >> that is the problem. >> the irony is that people think of pakistan as the problem in our dealing with afghanistan, but it is the opposite. afghanistan had the strategic value only. -- onlys as a place from which you could intervene in...
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war in afghanistan later in headlines. in syria, the local journalistic group raqqa is being slaughtered silently reports dozens of civilians have been killed by u.s.-led bombing and u.s. artillery fire over e last few days amid the ongoing battle to seize control of the city of raqqa from isis. the group says as many as 32 civilians were killed amid bombing in one neighborhood alone. among the victims were eight members of a family who had fled to raqqa amid earlier fighting in palmyra. a local syrian journalist with the outlet sound and picture reports -- "the city is devoid of doctors and the market is devoid of food. what food there was in our fridges has rotted because of the absence of electricity." back in the united states, confederate statues continue to fall amid massive nationwide protests against white supremacy and the monuments celebrating the u.s. legacy of slavery and racism. the university of texas at austin has removed three statues of confederate leaders. in an email to students, the university president
war in afghanistan later in headlines. in syria, the local journalistic group raqqa is being slaughtered silently reports dozens of civilians have been killed by u.s.-led bombing and u.s. artillery fire over e last few days amid the ongoing battle to seize control of the city of raqqa from isis. the group says as many as 32 civilians were killed amid bombing in one neighborhood alone. among the victims were eight members of a family who had fled to raqqa amid earlier fighting in palmyra. a...
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withdrawal from afghanistan on schedule? we will be back with more on that. >> to around. >> thank you so much for staying with us. the commander for nato forces in afghanistan says the united states is sticking to its plan to withdraw troops from the country by 2014. he told the house armed services committee in washington the although the security situation in afghanistan had "improved," the afghan troops were not ready to take over patrol. >> he hinted at a quicker withdrawal despite public pressure to withdraw from afghanistan. there have been a number of recent incidents that have set back the fragile u.s.- afghanistan relationship. >> on the surface at least,, karzai appears to enjoy a cordial relations with western leaders. that those relations have become frayed in recent weeks for several reasons. in february, at least 30 people were killed when anti-american demonstrations and riots swept the country, when u.s. troops burned copies of the koran dispose of them. u.s. officials apologized for the incident, but that d
withdrawal from afghanistan on schedule? we will be back with more on that. >> to around. >> thank you so much for staying with us. the commander for nato forces in afghanistan says the united states is sticking to its plan to withdraw troops from the country by 2014. he told the house armed services committee in washington the although the security situation in afghanistan had "improved," the afghan troops were not ready to take over patrol. >> he hinted at a...
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the war must end, and states must leave afghanistan. and pakistan should not get involved in this affair. >> the reopening of the routes came after u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton apologized for cross-border attacks for the first time on tuesday. 24 pakistani soldiers were killed in an air strike by the u.s. military last november. the seven-month closure of the routes symbolized souring relations between washington and islamabad, and now that the routes are reopened, the pakistani government is eyeing improved ties with the u.s. and is hoping to receive financial aid that the u.s. has thheld. >> a substantial amount. we are hoping will be released soon. >> the reopening of the supply routes is sending out a positive signal of stability for afghanistan ahead of a meeting of donor countries supporting the war-torn nation scheduled for this sunday in tokyo. but uncertainties remain as islamic extremists are already threatening to attack trucks bound for afghanistan. >>> nations are preparing to meet at the asean regional fornum ca
the war must end, and states must leave afghanistan. and pakistan should not get involved in this affair. >> the reopening of the routes came after u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton apologized for cross-border attacks for the first time on tuesday. 24 pakistani soldiers were killed in an air strike by the u.s. military last november. the seven-month closure of the routes symbolized souring relations between washington and islamabad, and now that the routes are reopened, the...
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inside of afghanistan. with that that's a bit of acrimony and also the broader picture going for today in the false to get the baby. the scramble for afghanistan was to talk about afghanistan's ambassador to france. some are welcome at the show welcome as well to pakistan's ambassador to paris. the depot meant to speed again. she was in york times bureau chief in kabul now lisa johnson drove in hangs her hat in the french capital. in icu and from delhi. our correspondent vikram singh who is just back from kabul. nice to see the crown as well the postman pat today we can join the conversation on facebook and twitter are passionate and two for debates. forty eight hours to go a lot of uncertainty so it's always a heavy lift organizing an election in afghanistan a few days ahead of the presidential vote thousands of ballot boxes were transported to polling stations across afghanistan the mormon by the way is on offer. i wanted to deliver without a hitch. and i do think oh four got it from after thirteen years
inside of afghanistan. with that that's a bit of acrimony and also the broader picture going for today in the false to get the baby. the scramble for afghanistan was to talk about afghanistan's ambassador to france. some are welcome at the show welcome as well to pakistan's ambassador to paris. the depot meant to speed again. she was in york times bureau chief in kabul now lisa johnson drove in hangs her hat in the french capital. in icu and from delhi. our correspondent vikram singh who is...
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he's turning into one of these reduced obstacles the us intervention in afghanistan. has essentially created a new taliban movement. far more powerful of them no comparison reading this know that existed before nine eleven before the u s intervention in afghanistan matter of fact as the taliban and afghan president reportedly remain in secret talks about reaching a peace deal washington's future in the country after twenty fourteen remains in limbo president karzai still refuses to sign a long term bilateral agreement with washington last week that the afghan leader sated with percy shelley. when describing the police strained relations with america. i believe that this week's summarize this is depicted in the words of chile. the great british court. i made murder on the way. the whole twelve years was one of constant pleading with the manuka the street of civilians respectfully and keep their lives as the lives of people the us has reportedly spent more than nineteen billion dollars on reconstruction and relief in afghanistan adjusted for inflation that's more than a
he's turning into one of these reduced obstacles the us intervention in afghanistan. has essentially created a new taliban movement. far more powerful of them no comparison reading this know that existed before nine eleven before the u s intervention in afghanistan matter of fact as the taliban and afghan president reportedly remain in secret talks about reaching a peace deal washington's future in the country after twenty fourteen remains in limbo president karzai still refuses to sign a long...